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Structure of Parliament: Bicameral

Are there legislated quotas...

  • No for the Single/Lower House?
  • No for the Upper House?
  • No at the Sub-national level?

Are there voluntary quotas...

  • Yes adopted by political parties?

Morocco

(Kingdom of Morocco)

Single/Lower house

Majliss-annouwab / House of Representatives

Total seats:325
Total women:34
% women: 10%
Election year:2007
Electoral system:List PR
Quota type: Voluntary Political Party Quotas
Election details: IDEA Voter Turnout
IPU Parline

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Last updated 2009-09-14

Voluntary Political Party Quotas*

PartyAcronymOfficial NameDetails, Quota provisions
The Socialist Union of Popular Forces USFP Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires USFP has a 20 percent quota for party lists.

* Only political parties represented in parliament are included. In case of legislated quotas, only political parties that have quotas beyond the national quota legislation are presented in this table.

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Last updated 2009-11-30

Additional information

Not in the law, but the political parties in 2002 signed a charter that reserves, for women candidates, all 30 seats on a special National List, elected nation-wide.
Last updated 2009-09-14

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